Scribe attacked by Minister’s followers
Mysuru, May 7: Minister Tanveer Sait’s followers have allegedly attacked a journalist who has been to reporting at NR Mohalla in Narasimharaja constituency in Mysuru on Monday.
It is said that the followers of Sait kept Times of India reporter Shivendra Urs in house arrest after attacking him and abusing him with foul language. He was kept in house arrest for more than one hour and threatened him against reporting, it is said.
The journalist was released later after Minister Tanveer Sait rushed to the spot. Mysuru district working journalists association condemned the goondaism of the followers of the Minister. The members of the association have decided to stage a protest at the Gandhi statue in front of the court on Tuesday at 11.30 am.
Following this incident, Shivendra who is working in Mysuru edition of the Times of India lodged a complaint against the followers of the Minister to State Chief Election Officer Sanjeev Kumar.
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Karnataka govt hints at increasing PHH ration card income limit
Bengaluru (PTI) The Karnataka government on Thursday indicated that it may hike the family income limit to obtain a Priority Households (PHH) ration card, considering rising costs.
Karnataka Health & Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao gave this indication in the Legislative Assembly, while replying to a question on behalf of Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa. He was responding to a question by senior BJP MLA C N Ashwath Narayan, during question hour.
"The current family annual income limit of Rs 1.20 lakh was fixed in 2017, it should certainly be accepted that the amount is less. From 2017, we are now in 2026. There is a need to revise this. It must be re-examined," said Rao, who previously served as Food and Civil Supplies Minister.
Noting that the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission, headed by senior Congress MLA R V Deshpande, has recommended increasing the income limit to Rs 3 lakh, he said, "The department will look into this."
Raising the issue, Narayan stressed the need for higher income limits as the cost of living in Bengaluru had risen.
Replying to Narayan's statement that 50 per cent of the urban population should get PHH or Antyodaya cards, citing the Food Security Act, the minister said the act meant for the country as a whole, while it varies for states.
Karnataka has 1.24 crore households with PHH ration cards, Rao said. "The Centre has identified 1.09 crore eligible families in Karnataka. But the state has exceeded this by 15.8 lakh families. In some rural areas, 95 per cent of the population is covered."
He also highlighted cases where ineligible people have obtained the card.
"There is demand for this card as it is considered the basis for obtaining other benefits like medical and other things. They don't want it for obtaining ration, but for other benefits," he said.
